C. REQUIRED BOOKS:

1) Accompanying Texts:

• Biology. 5th Edition (1999). By Campbell, N.A., Reece, J.B. and Mitchell, L.G. . Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co. ISBN # 0-8053-3044-5. QH308.2.C34.
• An Introduction to Chemistry for Biology Students. 6th Edition (1998). By G.I. Sackheim. Benjamin Cummings Publishing. ISBN# 0-8053-3097-6. QD33.S134.

2) Laboratory Manual:

Edition #5 of the laboratory manual for the course can be purchased from the bookstore. This course requires no library reserve materials other than the required and recommended texts for this course. The reading materials provided by these texts are sufficient in both depth and breadth to cover all the assignments.

3) Multi-Media Resources used in the Course: http://www.biologylab.awlonline.com/

• EvolveIT: An interactive WWW simulation that illustrates the process of evolution through organismal adaptation brought about by changes in environmental and biological variables.
• VirtualFly: An interactive WWW simulation that allows students to undertake breeding experiments to illustrates the process of Mendelian Genetics
• Gene Regulation: A WWW simulation of the lac and trp operons. On line tests and concepts behind the discovery of cis- and trans- acting factors.

Recommended texts to be used for reference purposes are:

• Molecular Biology of the Cell, Alberts, Bray, Lewis, Raff, Roberts and Watson,1994, Third Edition, Garland Pub., Inc. ISBN # 0-8153-1619-4.
• Molecular Cell Biology, Lodish, Baltimore, Berk, Zipursky, Matsudaira, Darnell,1995, Third Edition, Scientific AmericanBooks. ISBN # 0-7167-2380-8.
• The World of the Cell, Becker, Reece and Poenie, 1996, Third Edition, Benjamin/ Cummings Pub. Co., Inc. ISBN # 0-8053-0883-0
• Biology, By E. P. Solomon, L.R. Berg, D.W. Martin and C. Villee. Saunders College publishing. 4th Edition (1996).ISBN # 0-03-010353-3.

D. COURSE PREREQUISITES:

Chemistry 111A must be completed prior to taking this course.
Chemistry 111B must be taken prior to, or concurrently with, this course.